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February 07, 2024Immerse Yourself in an Excerpt from Who We Are In Real Life, New YA from Victoria Koops
YA fans will be taken by Who We Are in Real Life (Groundwood Books), the new novel by Victoria Koops. It's a story of role playing games, romance, and epic adventures that take place in-game and IRL. Darcy ...
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September 18, 2023Jessica Westhead on Balancing Absurdity, Sensitivity, & Insight in Her Exploration of White Privilege
Just last week saw the launch of Avalanche (Invisible Publishing), a new story collection from Jessica Westhead. One of Canada's most innovative short fiction writers, Westhead has long crafted memorable ...
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November 14, 2024Young Detective Elodie LaRue Hunts for Missing Jewels in Mystery at the Biltmore
With a sterling track record in both writing for young people, and illustrating beloved picturebooks, author Colleen Nelson and illustrator Peggy Collins know how to tell page-turning stories that ...
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October 20, 2016The In Character Interview, with Nora Gold
If you've ever known someone who couldn't get over that one old flame, you'll recognize the obsessive protagonist of Nora Gold's The Dead Man. Eve is still fixated on her brief relationship with music ...
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April 20, 2023"Conflict is the Engine that Drives Fiction" Leanne Lieberman on the Magic of Writing for Teens
When her dad hits rock bottom—again—Jess finds herself determined to change her stars and avoid going down the same dark path. She takes a job cleaning a beautiful country house, where part of her ...
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September 20, 2024Farzana Doctor's New YA Novel is About Surviving Hardship, the Power of Friendship, and Growing Up
Acclaimed author and psychotherapist Farzana Doctor has explored the human condition in-depth through her adult fiction and non-fiction, and now her latest novel is a richly woven work for young adult ...
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June 13, 2018"All Transformations Have a Cost" Dian Day on Her Arresting New Novel The Madrigal
It's no surprise that in a novel called The Madrigal (Inanna Publications), music is front and centre. Frederick (who shares a surname with the title) and his mother are both singers - but they experience ...
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October 12, 2021Read an Excerpt from Lesley Krueger's New Novel of Love & Time Travel, Time Squared
When you fall in love, it can almost feel like you've somehow known the person forever. But for Robin and Eleanor in Lesley Krueger's Time Squared (ECW Press), that's more than just a feeling or a ...
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July 05, 2017Rebecca Rosenblum on the long path to her acclaimed novel So Much Love
Rebecca Rosenblum was already acclaimed for her short fiction when she released her debut novel, So Much Love (McClelland & Stewart) this past spring. So Much Love has shown that Rosenblum is ...
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September 03, 2024Read an Excerpt from Hope, the New Terry Fox Biography edited by Barbara Adhiya
We're beginning the Fall 2024 publishing season on a note of hope and inspiration today, as we share an excerpt from the powerful new biography on Terry Fox. With the latest edition of the Terry Fox Run ...
